LEAD ON COMPLEX CASES THAT CONNECT CARE, HEALTH AND HOUSING TO HELP RESIDENTS LIVE WELL AND INDEPENDENTLY

As an Advanced Practitioner, you’ll lead innovative and person-centred solutions that improve housing and health outcomes for autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities. It’s a unique opportunity to use your professional expertise to make a real difference – working across services, building relationships and supporting people to live well in homes that meet their needs.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

You’ll be a qualified, registered social worker with significant post-qualifying experience, ideally within complex case management and housing-related support. You’ll bring strong professional judgement and the confidence to work collaboratively across sectors – from social care and housing to health and voluntary services.
Your approach will be strengths-based and person-centred, with a clear focus on improving outcomes and reducing inequalities. You’ll understand how poor housing can impact physical and mental health, and know how to navigate systems to secure better solutions. You’ll also bring experience in staff or student supervision, and be confident using case management and data systems in line with data protection legislation.
Above all, we’re looking for someone who embodies our values of Putting Communities First, Respect, Integrity and Working Together – someone who’s committed to doing the right thing, even when it’s not easy.

ABOUT US

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
In this role, you’ll bring that same commitment. You’ll get stuck in, solve challenges and work as part of a cross-sector team that’s focused on doing what’s right – not just what’s easy. Every action you take contributes to a stronger, fairer system and better lives for the people we serve.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE EXPLAINING HOW YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE PERSON SPECIFICATION AND JOB DESCRIPTION.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.
We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
We are committed to fair, transparent, and consistent pay practices.
New hires will normally start at the minimum of the pay scale. However, a higher starting salary may be negotiated where a candidate demonstrates exceptional skills, knowledge, or experience

You’ll be the link between adult social care, public health and housing services – identifying where unsuitable housing is affecting residents’ wellbeing, and helping to find solutions that enable people to thrive. Focusing on complex cases, you’ll work across the bi-borough (Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea), helping secure accommodation that promotes stability, prevents hospital admissions and improves long-term outcomes.
You’ll spend much of your time out in the community, working closely with autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities, as well as their families and support networks. Your ability to build trust and understand what matters to each individual will be central to your success. You’ll help co-design support plans, assist during accommodation moves, and connect people to local groups and services to support their integration and wellbeing.
Alongside this, you’ll analyse data, influence service improvements and make sure housing providers are responsive to the specific needs of the people you support. You’ll also represent the service at key meetings and forums, working with colleagues and partners to improve outcomes and raise the profile of this vital work.
For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification